Where does “osteofibromatosis” come from?

osteofibromatosis (English) comes from English fibromatosis, from English -osis, from New Latin -osis — dative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

osteofibromatosis (English): Any syndrome of multiple osteofibroma, not specific to just a single disease entity in modern histopathology classifications

Definitions

  1. Any syndrome of multiple osteofibroma, not specific to just a single disease entity in modern histopathology classifications

Ancestry of “osteofibromatosis”, step by step

osteofibromatosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fibromatosis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfibromatosisThe presence of multiple fibromas
2English-osisfunctional disease or condition such as...
3New Latin-osisdative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

via English osteo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishosteoosteomyelitis
Every word from New Latin -osisEvery word from English -osisEvery word from English fibromatosis